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volsella, vulsella, volsilla
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LNS
volsella, volsellae
(vulsella, vulsellae)
(volsilla, volsillae)
volsella, vulsella, volsilla
noun (f., 1
st
declension)
a kind of pincers, tweezers
forceps
Abbreviations
volsella (vuls-) or volsilla, ae, f.
, a kind of pincers for pulling out hairs, tweezers. Lit., Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 21; Mart. 9, 28, 5.
—As a surgical instrument, forceps, Cels. 7, 12, 1; 6, 18, 3.
— Transf.: pugnare volsellis, non gladio, i. e. so as to do but little damage, Varr. L. L. 9, ยง 33 Mull.
